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      • September 2, 2010 at 9:52 pm
      DebbieW
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        I did my year of Interferon from Nov 2001 – Nov 2002 and I am now 9 years NED!

        Yes, I am glad that I did it!

        I had a large ulcerated nodular melanoma and I have read lately that it does seem to work better for ulcerated tumors. There is also a large study that the patients that had the greatest auto immune responses while taking the Interferon lived the longest.  Seeing as I now have hypothyroidism, Raynaud's Disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and oral lichen planus I think I hit the mother load in auto immunne responses!

        Best wishes to you,

        DebbieW

        • September 2, 2010 at 9:52 pm
        DebbieW
        Participant

          I did my year of Interferon from Nov 2001 – Nov 2002 and I am now 9 years NED!

          Yes, I am glad that I did it!

          I had a large ulcerated nodular melanoma and I have read lately that it does seem to work better for ulcerated tumors. There is also a large study that the patients that had the greatest auto immune responses while taking the Interferon lived the longest.  Seeing as I now have hypothyroidism, Raynaud's Disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and oral lichen planus I think I hit the mother load in auto immunne responses!

          Best wishes to you,

          DebbieW

          • September 22, 2010 at 4:30 pm
          DebbieW
          Participant

            YES!   I still am and I am now NED for 9 years.  I did a year of Interferon too.

            I hope that someday when someone mentions Celebrex they will say,"didn't they used to use that for osteoarrhritis?  lol

            Best wishes with contiunued NED!

            DebbieW

            • September 22, 2010 at 4:30 pm
            DebbieW
            Participant

              YES!   I still am and I am now NED for 9 years.  I did a year of Interferon too.

              I hope that someday when someone mentions Celebrex they will say,"didn't they used to use that for osteoarrhritis?  lol

              Best wishes with contiunued NED!

              DebbieW

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